The couple of bears you’ll find outside of the building include one who is attempting to fly, and another waiting below to catch her.

In this and other pieces, Dasha wants to depict the coffee bears as “regular people with a home and place to stay.”The inspiration for their apartment complex came from the houses she’s seen in Baltimore, as well as puzzle houses Dasha played with as a child.

Make Studio artists are counting down each day until our ninth anniversary celebration by sharing something that puts them on cloud nine.To help us celebrate, join them here on the blog all month through February 22nd, and in-person on February 23rd atCloud 9!